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1980s Matteo Thun for Anthologie Quartett Porcelain Cruet "Extravergine"
By Matteo Thun
Located in Biella, IT
Matteo Thun for antologie Quartett porcelain cruet "extravergine" porcelain years '80
Measure 7,2 inches x 7,2" x 1,1,6" = 18 cm x18 x4
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Asian Custom Bamboo Cabinet With Paint Decorated Doors
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Finely crafted cabinet with overall bamboo veneer, raised on angular gilt wood legs. The doors with beautiful paint decorated panels repurposed from an Asian screen illustrating a cr...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Large Midcentury Figurative Ceramic Figure, Made in France, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
A fine large figurative ceramic sculpture made in ceramic with various earthen colors. Signed "PL 683", made by a French artist in 1950s. This sculptural figure will complement many ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Organic Modern Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic
Japanese Meiji Period Antique Lacquer Box with Gold Maki-e Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Japanese Meji Period lacquer box decorated with a fan and a stylized star shaped window in the maki-e technique. The fan at the top right corner, fully opened depictin...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Lacquer
Large Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Glass, the Beauty
Located in Norton, MA
Large charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse glass painting, depicting the beauty of traditional Chinese customs and clothing decorations on the noblewomen. The paintings come with their original hardwood frame and the old pins...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Porcelain Imari Lidded Jars Urns, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good pair of large antique Japanese Meiji period porcelain lidded jars, circa 1880.
The jars having ribbed dome shaped lids topped with lion-dog (Komainu) finials, the baluster shaped jars also of corresponding ribbed form. The lids and jars are skillfully hand-decorated in the Imari palette with blue & iron red floral decoration over a white body, on one side are a pair of floral cartouches on another side is a fan shaped cartouche.
Condition is very good indeed, no damage or restoration, a very handsome pair of 19th century Japanese Imari lidded jars...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Ceramic Rhino Roberto Rigon Vicenza Italy, 1960
By Roberto Rigon
Located in Biella, IT
Roberto Rigon Vicenza Italy ceramic rhino years ’60 perfect
Perfect condition, long 15 inches approx., signed RR italy.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Lamphangar Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This pair of lamphanger’s chairs has a very prominent upturned head piece. The back splat is divided into 4 sections. The second section is decorated with a 4 petal-plum blossom. The...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century Side Table
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This table was used as a small painting table. The form and design of the table is typical of Ming style with straight corner legs and high waist. The top frame is beaded around the low concave edges. The waist is decorated with the begonia motives. The table was originally covered with thick lacquer finishes, but due to wear and tear, the original lacquer finishes are gone. The table exemplifies the good taste, clean lines, simple form, and good proportion of Ming style furniture...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Hardwood
Cassettone or Bureau-Chest, Late 16th Century, Italian Renaissance, Walnut
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Exceptional museum quality, Italian, renaissance walnut cassettone with fitted bureau in the upper part & exceptional Bambocci carving, Lombardy.
This magnificent cassettone exudes the character and quality of the finest, late-Renaissance furniture. Late 16th century, Northern Italian furniture often had the sides, legs or angles, 'a Bambocci', incorporating carved figures which were unique sculptures in their own right. The putti on this cassettone are beautifully carved and of sculptural quality. Each angel has one arm raised to heaven, a poignant touch. Showing customary signs of wear from time, the lion’s paw feet make a great statement. This cassettone was conceived to have visual impact through the quality of the carving, as well as being very practical with the writing compartment fitted in the top part. It has survived in very original condition with a few small repairs and losses, and the color and patina are warm and lustrous. This cassettone was illustrated in one of the seminal works on Lombardy furniture in the 1969 and has been in two renowned collections.
The hinged top in two sections faced with a solid moulded edge. The front part has a fall front and opens to reveal a writing compartment. The fall front retains its original lock and is concealed with a false drawer which is above three drawers. All with moulded panels, escutcheons and retaining the original iron handles. The front ends have exceptional, bambocci, carved putti raising their arms to heaven above trailing foliage. Standing on magnificent lion...
Category
16th Century Italian Baroque Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Walnut
Rose Gold and Diamond Cufflinks, Maison Jacob & Co, 20th Century
By Rosenthal, Jacob & Co (J. Rosenthal & S. Jacob)
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Sumptuous pair of cufflinks from the house of Jacob & Co.
These 18-carat rose gold, hourglass-shaped cufflink...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Gold
Marble Console Table
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Marble console table, from the Empire period, and following the Empire style. The shape of the legs make this console table very original; Its originality comes from the shape of the...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Marble
Cabinet in Walnut Molded and Carved with Enamelled Plates Decoration
By Henri Victor Lesur 1
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Beautiful Napoleon III style walnut cabinet, richly carved, made in the second half of the 19th century. The carved decoration is very detailed, refined, and of high quality.
Five enamelled plates adorn the doors, apron and pediment of this cabinet. The enamels bear...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Enamel
Fine and Elaborate Antique Korean Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An intricately decorated Korean Chest with fine wood graining and fine presentation. Each door with an inscribed panel in calligraphy. With two-part recessed side panels and raised o...
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Edo Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Brass
Okitenugui Kabuto Samurai Helmet Shaped as a Head Towel Saika, Early Edo Period
Located in Milano, IT
Okitenugui kabuto
Samurai helmet shaped as a head towel
Saika, early Edo period, 17th century
The Haruta armorers who moved to Kii province in the early 17th century, took the name from the village where they worked, Saika, near Wakayama, possibly on request of the local daimyo, Asano Yukinaga, a great armour amateur. Specialised in the construction of plate helmets, they produced mainly two typologies of kabuto: one with six plates covered with a chrysanthemum-shaped plate on top and one shaped as a “head towel”, called okitenugui. The latter type of kabuto employs very heavy plates crafted in a curved manner and was improved in order to make it resistant to firearms.
This okitenugui kabuto features some distinctive decorations of the Haruta school, including the application of cut-out iron elements, including eyebrows, washers and lozenge-shaped decorations on the sides. The ring on the top, however, is a rare feature and could be used to hold a small war flag.
Category
17th Century Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Iron
Sogonari Kabuto Samurai Helmet Shaped as a Human Head Early Edo Period
Located in Milano, IT
Sogonari Kabuto
Samurai Helmet shaped as a Human Head
Early Edo Period (1615 - 1867).
Three-plates kawari kabuto covered with tawny hair to ...
Category
Early 1700s Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Fur
19th Century Chinese Armchairs Pair Large Original
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of large 19th century Chinese elmwood armchairs. An elegant crestrail meets the back stiles which extend all the way through the member of the seat frame to become the back le...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Elm
Fine and Monumental Pair of Carved and Painted Devotional Supplicants
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A striking pair of very decorative and serene Carved Wood Kneeling Supplicants in bold red paint flecked with gold and having applied colored mirror piec...
Category
20th Century Thai Anglo Raj Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Famille Rose Cong Vase
Located in San Gabriel, CA
19th Century Chinese antique famille rose Cong vase with a gorgeous painting including the court lady and scholar.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Regency Armchair
Located in Cantù, IT
Stylish armchair created by walnut wood, exquisite gold decorations present on the legs of the armchair. The seat of the armchair is upholstered in a delicate fabric with a padding t...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Civilization Coffee Table in Orange Marble by Duffy London
By Duffy London
Located in London, GB
Civilization is a series of uniquely hand-carved marble tables, based on ancient Temples and Monuments hewn from their surrounding landscapes. The series pays homage to their great a...
Category
2010s British Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Marble
David's Eye Cylinder & Canadian Set Arrangement, Indoor Use, Italy
By VG-VGnewtrend
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Life is a perpetual cycle with no beginning and no end: everything is, becomes and evolves according to its own nature. The universe does not admit of “nonexistence”: everything, eve...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Ceramic, Polyester
Jadeite Carving of a Standing Lady, China, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This jadeite carving of a standing lady was realized in China in the 20th century.
Realized in green jadeite, this precious statue is carved in the ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Jade
Gorgeous Impressive Large Folio Size Antique Print of an Orchid, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Reichenbachia - Tab 47 - Cattleya amethystoglossa.' -
Gorgeous / impressive large folio size antique print of the Orchid: Cattleya amethystoglossa, amethy...
Category
1880s Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Paper
19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted floral motifs on silk Chinese fans Qing dynasty, the fan in silk with silk fringe and giltwood handles, housed within a conforming paper covered box...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Silk
Antique Nautical Ship Bench
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is a very unique item, It was a bench used on the rear of an old ship. There are handles made of iron that were used to move it on an off the ship when it wasn't needed. The ori...
Category
Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Rosewood Stand with Two Shelves and Marble Inset
Located in Wells, ME
Chinese Qing dynasty carved rosewood display stand with two paneled shelves and rose marble square inlay to the top. The carving is subtle and elegant...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Marble
Porcelain Baluster Vase "Blanc Bleu" China 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful baluster vase in Chinese porcelain called "blue white" from the end of the 19th century.
We can see decorations of blue characters on a "celadon" background. It is a color...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Dynasty Rosewood Carved Stool with Rose Marble Inlaid Seat
Located in Wells, ME
Chinese Qing dynasty rosewood carved stool with rose marble inlaid seat. The intricate carving contrasts beautifully with the round rose marble i...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Marble
Japanese Lacquer, Bone and "Root" Wood Screen Meiji Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Japanese lacquer, bone and "Root" wood screen
Meiji period, late 19th century
of rectangular form, inlaid and applied in relief with finely carved bone with large leafy peony spr...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Lacquer
David's Eye Cylinder & Poppy Set Arrangement, Indoor Use, Italy
By VG-VGnewtrend
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Life is a perpetual cycle with no beginning and no end: everything is, becomes and evolves according to its own nature. The universe does not admit of “nonexistence”: everything, eve...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Ceramic, Polyester
David's Eye Cylinder & Roses Branch Set Arrangement, Indoor Use, Italy
By VG-VGnewtrend
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Life is a perpetual cycle with no beginning and no end: everything is, becomes and evolves according to its own nature. The universe does not admit of “nonexistence”: everything, even if it is merely imagined, exists. “Being” means existing; “being” is manifested in perpetual motion, in dynamism, and in change, which comprise the inexorable essence of life itself. VG loves to observe the diversity of cultures and traditions, welcoming with contemporary curiosity and sensitivity this teaching from age-old legends.
This was how the VG set arrangement was born: a corporate philosophy profoundly based on the concepts of flexibility, evolution, and growth. With the creation of truly coordinated interior décor, VG surpasses the traditional concept of furniture and develops a new mission: to offer not only high quality, top design articles, but totally unprecedented atmospheres where the lines, combinations, and materials blend harmoniously.
Technical information:
- Measures: cm H 155 D 45
- Material: Vase in matte white ceramic & roses branch.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Ceramic, Polyester
Japanese LAAB Cloud Tea Cups Raku Ceramic Natural Green Gold
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Cloud tea cups
These two sublime teacups of Japanese inspiration are extraordinarily handcrafted accordingly to the Raku technique, which makes each piece a one-of-a-kind object o...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Ceramic
Large Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs on Plinths
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a handsome pair of vintage Chinese ceramic foo lions hand-painted in traditional green and color colors under a glaze. The figures are situated in a regal position atop an i...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Clay
Rose Medallion Garden Seat
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain garden seat, painted with panels depicting interior scenes of birds and flowers.
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 1930s Chinese Folk Art Paper Mache Kitten Kitty Cat Flower Vase
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique circa 1930’s Chinese papier mache vase painted green with a kitten playing with a ball under a flowering bush. Wax customs stamp to base. ...
Category
1930s Chinese Export Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Paint, Paper
17th Century Kangxi Chinese Blue White Porcelain Plate Charger Artemisia Leaf
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
A large antique Chinese porcelain blue and white Kangxi charger
Blue and white ceramic deep dish.
Material: Chinese porcelain, Ceramic
Style: Chinese, A...
Category
17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Japanese Brass Framed Painting 'Wedding'
Located in Milano, IT
Antique and very rare Japanese painting made in the early 1900s by a fine Japanese manufacturer.
The painting has a rectangular brass frame with rounded corners. Internally we see an...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Painting Framed on Jute 'Lovers Dance'
Located in Milano, IT
Antique and very rare Japanese painting made in the early 1900s by a fine Japanese manufacturer.
The painting has a rectangular brass frame with rounded corners. Internally we see a...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Brass
Collection of Hand Drawn Rubbings of the Portraits of Luohans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A collection of hand drawn rubbings of the portraits of Luohans from original engraved stone tablets that were commissioned in 1764 by the Chinese emperor...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Canvas, Linen
Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Enamel Bronze Cloisonne Charger
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large Chinese Qing Dynasty enamel bronze cloisonne charger. Unusual and rare bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Cloisonne charger. The brightly multicolored...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Signed Asian Watercolor on Paper Scroll Bird on Cherry Blossom Branch
Located in Dayton, OH
Signed antique Asian watercolor on paper minimalist painting showing a bird perched on the branch of a flowering cherry tree. Mounted on a blue wall ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Silk, Paint, Paper
17th century Chinese Ming Porcelain Ceramic Blue and White Vase Covered
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Antique 17th Century Chinese porcelain - Ceramic covered vase
Origin: China, Period Late Ming, approx 1630 - 1645
Form - Octagonal balus...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Signed Asian Watercolor on Silk Landscape Figure Scroll Cherry Blossom
Located in Dayton, OH
Signed antique Asian watercolor on silk landscape painting showing a small waterfall over a creek, topped with a tree and a woman carrying a b...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Silk, Paint
Early 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 3' x 3'7" - 91 x 110 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 3' x 3'7" - 91 x 110 )
Category
1820s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Silk
Chinese Carved Malachite "Pagoda" Mountain Scene
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese carved malachite "pagoda" mountain scene
19th/20th century
Late Qing dynasty
wood stand
Measures: Width 15.2 cm, 6 in.
height with sta...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Malachite
18 C, Indo-Portuguese Vargueno Mini Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulously rare 18c Indo-Portuguese Vargueno mini cabinet.
Extremely rare, highly important and desirable colonial piece !
It is an In...
Category
Late 18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Brass
Brass coffee table model "Leda" by Salvador Dalí 20th Century surrealism
By BD Barcelona Design, Salvador Dalí
Located in Barcelona, ES
Coffee table
Spain, 1935/37
DIMENSIONS:
Table: 1900x451xh.420mm;
Table with egg: 1900x451xh.610mm
Legs in a cast varnish brass.
Table top in brushed and varnished brass.
Carrara marble egg on top.
Taken from “Femme à tête de roses" (1935)” 1935 (Woman with a head of roses). It was sufficient for this sculpture to be made as a three dimensional piece, remaining faithful to every detail in Dalí’s painting.
During the 1930s in Paris, Salvador Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends involved in the application of art to varied disciplines, above and beyond the study of pure pictorial art. Jean-Michel Frank, a furniture maker and decorator of recognized prestige in the Paris of those years, was on very good terms with Dalí and together they worked on several ideas. The Bracelli lamp which we present here is a classic design after Jean-Michel’s manner of designing and working, adopted by Dalí for his house at Portlligat. Amongst Dalí ’s specific furnishing projects, and constituting another for his curriculum vitae as a designer, may be counted the garden furnishings for his Portlligat house, the complete architecture of the Night Club (garotte-shaped) for the Hotel Presidente in Acapulco (1957) and another project for a bar in California in the ‘forties.
As shown by the small selection now produced and included in this catalogue, Dalí ’s work was not restricted to the traditional furnishing elements, but included tap fittings, handles, door-pulls, printed fabrics and objets of indeterminate use.
In the 1990s a group of experts, led by Oscar Tusquets, set themselves the task of turning the furniture Dalí had drawn for Jean-Michel Frank into reality. Amongst these items were the Leda chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Brass
Brass armchair model "Leda" By Salvador Dalí 20th Century Spanish design
By Salvador Dalí, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair model "Leda"
Structure in polished cast brass varnish.
Salvador Dali
Taken from “Femme à tête de roses" (1935)” 1935 (Woman with a head of roses). It was sufficient for this sculpture to be made as a three dimensional piece, remaining faithful to every detail in Dalí’s painting.
Dalí affirmed: “A chair can be used even to sit on, but only on one condition: That we sit uncomfortably.” We can sit on the Leda, but due to the fact that it only has three legs and that the chair is heavy, it being made of solid brass, is more a work of art than a functional piece of furniture.
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2022
Artworks by Salvador Dalí: © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2022
Salvador Dalí is the most versatile and prolific artists of the 20th century and the most famous Surrealist. Though chiefly remembered for his painterly output, in the course of his long career he successfully turned to sculpture, printmaking, fashion, advertising, writing, filmmaking and design.
Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents.
In the Paris of the 1930s, Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends working in the application of art to a number of varied disciplines, beyond the study of purely pictorial art. One of these, Jean-Michel Frank, an acclaimed furniture designer and decorator in Paris at that time, got on extremely well with Dalí, and together they developed a number of ideas. One example of this is the Bracelli lamp, a classic design in Jean-Michel’s manner of designing and working that Dalí adopted for his home in Portlligat.
Among Dalí’s projects, which add to his CV as a designer, are the garden furniture for his home in Portlligat, the complete architecture of the Night Club (in the shape of a hedgehog) for the Hotel Presidente in Acapulco (1957) and a project for a bar in California in the 1940s.
His creations were not limited to traditional furniture elements, but included taps, handles, knobs, prints and objects of indeterminate use. In 1933, Dalí even registered the patent for the design of a bench as an outdoor seat. In the 1990s, a team of experts led by Oscar Tusquets set out to bring to life the furniture that Dalí had sketched for Jean-Michel Frank, including the Leda chair and low table taken from the 1935 painting “Femme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Brass
Chinese Six Panel Hand Painted Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite six panel Chinese room divider folding screen features intricate handpainted landscape scenery with fighting scenes of warriors on ho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood, Paper
Wooden Female Figure, Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A wooden female figure.
India, 19th century.
The character portrayed standing, with his feet together on a small rectangular base, dressed in a wide ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Early 1900s, Chinese Scroll Stand
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful Chinese scroll stand. Carved from one piece of wood, wonderful scroll shape either end. Dates from the 1920s. In good original condition, min...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Hardwood
Brass chair model "Leda" by Salvador Dalí surrealist design
By BD Barcelona Design, Salvador Dalí
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair model "Leda"
Structure in polished cast brass varnish.
Salvador Dali
Taken from “Femme à tête de roses" (1935)” 1935 (Woman with a head of roses). It was sufficient for this sculpture to be made as a three dimensional piece, remaining faithful to every detail in Dalí’s painting.
Dalí affirmed: “A chair can be used even to sit on, but only on one condition: That we sit uncomfortably.” We can sit on the Leda, but due to the fact that it only has three legs and that the chair is heavy, it being made of solid brass, is more a work of art than a functional piece of furniture.
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2022
Artworks by Salvador Dalí: © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2022
Salvador Dalí is the most versatile and prolific artists of the 20th century and the most famous Surrealist. Though chiefly remembered for his painterly output, in the course of his long career he successfully turned to sculpture, printmaking, fashion, advertising, writing, filmmaking and design.
Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents.
In the Paris of the 1930s, Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends working in the application of art to a number of varied disciplines, beyond the study of purely pictorial art. One of these, Jean-Michel Frank, an acclaimed furniture designer and decorator in Paris at that time, got on extremely well with Dalí, and together they developed a number of ideas. One example of this is the Bracelli lamp, a classic design in Jean-Michel’s manner of designing and working that Dalí adopted for his home in Portlligat.
Among Dalí’s projects, which add to his CV as a designer, are the garden furniture for his home in Portlligat, the complete architecture of the Night Club (in the shape of a hedgehog) for the Hotel Presidente in Acapulco (1957) and a project for a bar in California in the 1940s.
His creations were not limited to traditional furniture elements, but included taps, handles, knobs, prints and objects of indeterminate use. In 1933, Dalí even registered the patent for the design of a bench as an outdoor seat. In the 1990s, a team of experts led by Oscar Tusquets set out to bring to life the furniture that Dalí had sketched for Jean-Michel Frank, including the Leda chair and low table taken from the 1935 painting “Femme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Brass
Low brass table model "Leda" by Salvador Dalí spanish surrealist design
By BD Barcelona Design, Salvador Dalí
Located in Barcelona, ES
Coffee table
Spain, 1935/37
DIMENSIONS:
Table: 1900x451xh.420mm;
Table with egg: 1900x451xh.610mm
Legs in a cast varnish brass.
Table top in brushed and varnished brass.
Carrara marble egg on top.
Taken from “Femme à tête de roses" (1935)” 1935 (Woman with a head of roses). It was sufficient for this sculpture to be made as a three dimensional piece, remaining faithful to every detail in Dalí’s painting.
During the 1930s in Paris, Salvador Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends involved in the application of art to varied disciplines, above and beyond the study of pure pictorial art. Jean-Michel Frank, a furniture maker and decorator of recognized prestige in the Paris of those years, was on very good terms with Dalí and together they worked on several ideas. The Bracelli lamp which we present here is a classic design after Jean-Michel’s manner of designing and working, adopted by Dalí for his house at Portlligat. Amongst Dalí ’s specific furnishing projects, and constituting another for his curriculum vitae as a designer, may be counted the garden furnishings for his Portlligat house, the complete architecture of the Night Club (garotte-shaped) for the Hotel Presidente in Acapulco (1957) and another project for a bar in California in the ‘forties.
As shown by the small selection now produced and included in this catalogue, Dalí ’s work was not restricted to the traditional furnishing elements, but included tap fittings, handles, door-pulls, printed fabrics and objets of indeterminate use.
In the 1990s a group of experts, led by Oscar Tusquets, set themselves the task of turning the furniture Dalí had drawn for Jean-Michel Frank into reality. Amongst these items were the Leda chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Brass
Armchair model "Leda" By Salvador Dalí Spanish surrealist 20th century design
By Salvador Dalí, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair model "Leda"
Structure in polished cast brass varnish.
Salvador Dali
Taken from “Femme à tête de roses" (1935)” 1935 (Woman with a head of roses). It was sufficient for this sculpture to be made as a three dimensional piece, remaining faithful to every detail in Dalí’s painting.
Dalí affirmed: “A chair can be used even to sit on, but only on one condition: That we sit uncomfortably.” We can sit on the Leda, but due to the fact that it only has three legs and that the chair is heavy, it being made of solid brass, is more a work of art than a functional piece of furniture.
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2022
Artworks by Salvador Dalí: © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2022
Salvador Dalí is the most versatile and prolific artists of the 20th century and the most famous Surrealist. Though chiefly remembered for his painterly output, in the course of his long career he successfully turned to sculpture, printmaking, fashion, advertising, writing, filmmaking and design.
Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents.
In the Paris of the 1930s, Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends working in the application of art to a number of varied disciplines, beyond the study of purely pictorial art. One of these, Jean-Michel Frank, an acclaimed furniture designer and decorator in Paris at that time, got on extremely well with Dalí, and together they developed a number of ideas. One example of this is the Bracelli lamp, a classic design in Jean-Michel’s manner of designing and working that Dalí adopted for his home in Portlligat.
Among Dalí’s projects, which add to his CV as a designer, are the garden furniture for his home in Portlligat, the complete architecture of the Night Club (in the shape of a hedgehog) for the Hotel Presidente in Acapulco (1957) and a project for a bar in California in the 1940s.
His creations were not limited to traditional furniture elements, but included taps, handles, knobs, prints and objects of indeterminate use. In 1933, Dalí even registered the patent for the design of a bench as an outdoor seat. In the 1990s, a team of experts led by Oscar Tusquets set out to bring to life the furniture that Dalí had sketched for Jean-Michel Frank, including the Leda chair and low table taken from the 1935 painting “Femme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Brass
20th Century Spanish Surrealist brass "Leda" coffee table by Salvador Dalí
By BD Barcelona Design, Salvador Dalí
Located in Barcelona, ES
Coffee table
Spain, 1935/37
DIMENSIONS:
Table: 1900x451xh.420mm;
Table with egg: 1900x451xh.610mm
Legs in a cast varnish brass.
Table top in brushed and varnished brass.
Carrara marble egg on top.
Taken from “Femme à tête de roses" (1935)” 1935 (Woman with a head of roses). It was sufficient for this sculpture to be made as a three dimensional piece, remaining faithful to every detail in Dalí’s painting.
During the 1930s in Paris, Salvador Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends involved in the application of art to varied disciplines, above and beyond the study of pure pictorial art. Jean-Michel Frank, a furniture maker and decorator of recognized prestige in the Paris of those years, was on very good terms with Dalí and together they worked on several ideas. The Bracelli lamp which we present here is a classic design after Jean-Michel’s manner of designing and working, adopted by Dalí for his house at Portlligat. Amongst Dalí ’s specific furnishing projects, and constituting another for his curriculum vitae as a designer, may be counted the garden furnishings for his Portlligat house, the complete architecture of the Night Club (garotte-shaped) for the Hotel Presidente in Acapulco (1957) and another project for a bar in California in the ‘forties.
As shown by the small selection now produced and included in this catalogue, Dalí ’s work was not restricted to the traditional furnishing elements, but included tap fittings, handles, door-pulls, printed fabrics and objets of indeterminate use.
In the 1990s a group of experts, led by Oscar Tusquets, set themselves the task of turning the furniture Dalí had drawn for Jean-Michel Frank into reality. Amongst these items were the Leda chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Brass
Pair of Red, Black and Gold Indian Album Pages, Deccan, Bijapur or Golconda, C
Located in London, GB
These Indian miniature paintings showcases an elegantly dressed Indian man and a lady, the lady elegantly dressed in a traditional sari and adorned with int...
Category
18th Century Indian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Paint
Brass coffee table model "Leda" by Salvador Dalí 20th Century surrealist design
By BD Barcelona Design, Salvador Dalí
Located in Barcelona, ES
During the ‘thirties in Paris, Salvador Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends involved in the application of art to varied disciplines, above and beyond the study of pure pictorial art. Jean-Michel Frank, a furniture maker and decorator of recognized prestige in the Paris of those years, was on very good terms with Dalí and together they worked on several ideas. The Bracelli lamp which we present here is a classic design after Jean-Michel’s manner of designing and working, adopted by Dalí for his house at Portlligat. Amongst Dalí ’s specific furnishing projects, and constituting another for his curriculum vitae as a designer, may be counted the garden furnishings for his Portlligat house, the complete architecture of the Night Club (garotte-shaped) for the Hotel Presidente in Acapulco (1957) and another project for a bar in California in the ‘forties. As shown by the small selection now produced and included in this catalogue, Dalí ’s work was not restrictes to the traditional furnishing elements, but included tap fittings, handles, door-pulls, printed fabrics and objets of indeterminate use. In the 1990s a group of experts, led by Oscar Tusquets, set themselves the task of turning the furniture Dalí had drawn for Jean-Michel Frank into reality. Amongst these items were the Leda chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Brass
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